Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the nationally representative sample of adults from low-income households in the US.

Sample Characteristics	Mean (SD) or % (n = 931)
Age (Years)	49 (18)
Sex (% female)	70.4
Race (%)
Non-Hispanic White	56.3
Hispanic	14.5
Non-Hispanic Black	19.4
Asian	6.2
Other/Multiple	3.6
Education (%)
High school or less	31.4
Some college or Associate degree	41.0
College or more advanced degree	27.6
Households with any child < 18 years old (%)	22.9
Income group based on 2019 annual household income (%)
Less than $14,999	28.4
$15,000 to $34,999	44.2
$35,000 to $49,999	27.4
Household size	2.3 (1.6)
Food pantry use – Prior to the pandemic (%)	14.4
Food pantry use – In the first 4 months of the pandemic (%)	16.2
Food insecurity (range: 0–6) – Prior to the pandemic	1.25 (1.9)
Food insecurity (range: 0–6) – In the first 4 months of the pandemic	1.54 (2.0)